# RRIC Advanced Community Practitioner Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rric-advanced-community-practitioner-occupational-therapist/6f565b34-8e51-4288-8c2b-5c8a75412625 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rric-advanced-community-practitioner-occupational-therapist/6f565b34-8e51-4288-8c2b-5c8a75412625.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust - **Town:** Aylesbury - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata dependent on experience - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Job share, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (working across a 7 day week 7.5 hour shifts with early 8-4 and late 10-6 shifts required . weekend working on a rota basis) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-20T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-06T10:51:50.440Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Buckinghamshire/Aylesbury/Buckinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Community_Intermediate_Care/Community_Intermediate_Care-v8133437 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8133437?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are recruiting to both our Buckingham and Aylesbury bases. You will be working with  a Multidisciplinary team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Intermediate Care Nurses, Community Healthcare Assistant Practitioners and Healthcare Assistants in a clinical and management role providing specialist assessment and treatment, supporting patients at home primarily working on admission prevention but also supporting  timely  hospital discharge. Our Urgent Community Response service and Frailty Virtual ward team are key partners and we work closely together to ensure care is delivered as close to home as possible. Occupational therapy plays a key role in the rehabilitation and maximising independence of the  wide variety of patients we support on our service. We work closely with Community nursing teams, Single Point of Access,  Primary care and Adult Social Care and there are lots of opportunities for joint working. As Integrated Neighbourhood teams develop we are committed to RRIC playing an integral part in supporting our local population. ### Main duties of the job Your main duties include: - Providing advanced skilled, professional triage and expert assessment of health needs and relevant therapy case management, especially for those with complex needs and at high risk of unplanned admission to hospital. - Educating and supporting members of the multi-disciplinary team to intensively case manage these patients. - Working with a range of professionals across the system in order to ensure care is appropriate and delivered in a timely manner with the aim of preventing hospital admission, supporting early discharge and reducing GP contact. - Demonstrating your professional skills and competence in leadership, care planning / co-ordination, and care and treatment delivery. - Providing professional and operational leadership for the local team - Engaging with RRIC Clinical Leads to offer and find ways for continuous service development and deputise for the Clinical Lead as needed - Supporting all staff to develop their knowledge and skills. Staff Management skills and experience of leading a team are essential      A full driving licence and access to a car as all visits are in the community ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert. If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application. If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on \[email protected\] quoting the vacancy reference number. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Relevant post registration NHS / Adult Social Care specialist/clinical experience and competence - In-depth experience of inter-agency and partnership working - Experience of working as advanced practitioner/case manager - Leading complex care co-ordination - Management of complex Long Term Conditions and care at end of life - Knowledge of managing cognitive impairment and mental well being. - Supporting self-care, self-management and enabling independence. - Developing highly specialised programmes of care, providing advice concerning treatment of patients - Professional practice and leadership including day-to-day staff management - Experience of working in a community setting - Experience participating in research or audit project. ### Additional requirements **Essential** - Valid and current UK drivers licence and access to a car with Business insurance for travel throughout Buckinghamshire ### Skills, Abilities & Knowledge **Essential** - Highly specialist knowledge in managing patients in the community with complex medical needs, long term/chronic disease management and palliative care - Highly developed professional knowledge base, supported by educational development and different work environments - Knowledge of current political drivers, health and social care issues - Specialist knowledge of governance and risk strategies and their application in a community setting - Highly developed general management practice, including organisational performance management, finance, human resources and equality and diversity - Highly specialist clinical and technical skills in managing long term conditions / end of life care - Strong analytical and judgement skills, with the ability to interpret complex situations and make appropriate decisions - Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain relationships with other health and social care professionals, patients, carers and the public - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Strong IT skills – including Excel and Powerpoint - Good presentation skills / public speaking - Ability to plan and manage resources within allocated budget effectively - Ability to work autonomously without supervision - Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure - Ability to adapt to the demands of a constantly changing environment ### Education Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Educated to Degree/ Diploma in relevant profession: Physiotherapy /Occupational Therapy / Paramedic Science / Nursing - Registered Allied Healthcare Professional with HCPC - Physiotherapist /Occupational Therapist / Paramedic Or Registered Nurse with RCN - Relevant post graduate clinical training e.g. Advanced History Taking & Assessment - Recognised teaching or mentorship qualification equivalent to level 3 - Recognised management or leadership qualification ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 192.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10431141) - [person specification (pdf, 320.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10431142) - [functional requirements (pdf, 184.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10431143) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.